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  • 11 News Weather Blog: Houston Weather Museum Offering Free Admission with Your Generosity

    11 News Houston – Sat Nov 21, 7:59 pm ET  

    Looking for something to do during the approaching holiday season ? The Houston Weather museum is a great stop and its free begining November 21 - 30 with a food donation for victims of Hurricane Ike in San Leon, Texas.   This week we watched some heavy rain move in along and off the gulf coast, fortunately we did not see any flooding. Houstonians are all too familiar with rising water and we ... Full Story »

  • HPD: Star Worthing High School running back gunned down

    11 News Houston – Fri Nov 20, 12:14 pm ET  

    At Worthing High School in southeast Houston, the focus Friday was more on grief than learning. Counselors were brought in to help students cope with the loss of one of their own' 17-year-old star running back, Deandre Elliot. HOUSTON—At Worthing High School in southeast Houston, the focus Friday was more on grief than learning.  Counselors were brought in to help students cope with the loss of ... Full Story »

  • Constables: Woman attacked by family pit bull

    11 News Houston – Fri Nov 20, 11:44 am ET  

    A woman was severely injured Thursday night when she was attacked by her pit bull. HOUSTON—A woman was severely injured Thursday night when she was attacked by her pit bull. It happened around 8 p.m. at a home at Park York and Mason Road in west Harris County. Precinct 5 constables said the woman’s husband heard a commotion in another room, and when he went to investigate, he found his wife on ... Full Story »

  • Jailer accused of having sex with inmate

    11 News Houston – Fri Nov 20, 11:14 am ET  

    A federal jailer accused of sexual relations with a female inmate at Houston hotels was arrested at his Texas City home, authorities said Thursday. TEXAS CITY, Texas — A federal jailer accused of sexual relations with a female inmate at Houston hotels was arrested at his Texas City home, authorities said Thursday. Bond for Robert Louis Zeigler, 39, was set at $2,000 on a charge of improper ... Full Story »

  • Man convicted in drunk-driving crash that killed Dickinson woman

    11 News Houston – Fri Nov 20, 11:14 am ET  

    A jury Thursday began deliberating punishment on the intoxication manslaughter conviction of a man who had two prior drunken driving convictions, court officials said. LEAGUE CITY, Texas — A jury Thursday began deliberating punishment on the intoxication manslaughter conviction of a man who had two prior drunken driving convictions, court officials said. The jury of six men and six women ... Full Story »

Galveston County Daily News

ABC 13 Houston

KPRC Local 2 Houston

  • Guard Shot During Robbery

    KPRC Local 2 Houston – 1 hr 26 mins ago  

    A guard was shot during an armored truck robbery at a check cashing store in Southwest Houston, KPRC Local 2 reports. Full Story »

  • Man Shot in Walmart Parking Lot

    KPRC Local 2 Houston – Sat Nov 21, 8:22 pm ET  

    A 40-year-old man was shot as he was exiting his vehicle in the Walmart parking lot in Northeast Harris County, Local 2 reported. Full Story »

  • Man Shot In Wal-Mart Parking Lot

    KPRC Local 2 Houston – Sat Nov 21, 9:37 am ET  

    A man was shot outside of a Wal-Mart in northeast Harris County, KPRC Local 2 reports. Full Story »

  • Man Gets Life For Stabbing Girlfriend

    KPRC Local 2 Houston – Fri Nov 20, 10:37 pm ET  

    A Montgomery County man is convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the brutal beating and stabbing death of his live-in girlfriend. Full Story »

  • Changes Ahead For Juvenile Dept.?

    KPRC Local 2 Houston – Fri Nov 20, 7:22 pm ET  

    Changes at the top could soon be coming for the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department after a 16-year-old was able to sneak a gun into the detention center because of an unplugged metal detector, KPRC Local 2 reports. Full Story »

FOX 26 Houston

  • Armored Car Robbed, Guard Shot

    FOX 26 Houston – Sat Nov 21, 11:27 pm ET  

    It was business as usual at the 1% Checks Cashed store on Gessner in Southwest Houston until gunshots filled the parking lot around 11 o’clock Saturday morning. Full Story »

  • Longtime Surfing Destination Demolished

    FOX 26 Houston – Sat Nov 21, 4:12 pm ET  

    Mark Faggard remembers the cheering of the crowds lined up on Meacom's Pier to watch surfing competitions in years past. Full Story »

  • Alert Issued for Missing Senior

    FOX 26 Houston – Fri Nov 20, 10:27 pm ET  

    Police are searching for a missing 76-year-old man who is described as "functioning at a diminished mental capacity." Full Story »

  • HPD Suicides Almost Equal On-Duty Deaths

    FOX 26 Houston – Fri Nov 20, 10:27 pm ET  

    It has become mandatory for all Houston Police officers to attend what cops call suicide class. It's designed by the department to prevent officers from falling victim to the tragic decision. Full Story »

  • Conroe ISD Warns Against Strangers

    FOX 26 Houston – Fri Nov 20, 9:57 pm ET  

    Conroe ISD students are being warned against strangers after a man exposed himself to an eighth grader and another asked a ninth grader if she needed a ride home during two separate incidents this week. Full Story »

KIAH-TV Houston

  • Benefit for Slain Pasadena Officer

    KIAH-TV Houston – Sat Nov 21, 11:30 pm ET  

    Volunteers Say Family Needs Emotional & Financial Support Three months after a Pasadena police officer was killed in the line of duty, hundreds of friends, relatives, and even strangers gathered at the Pasadena convention center for an all-day fundraiser on Sunday to benefit his family. Full Story »

  • H1N1 Vaccines Available At Certain HISD Campuses

    KIAH-TV Houston – Sat Nov 21, 11:30 pm ET  

    Hundreds Turned Out For Free Swine Flu Shots Houston health officials saw major turnouts at several HISD campuses where they were giving out free H1N1 vaccines like at Jane Long Middle School in southwest Houston. Full Story »

  • Security Guard Shot During Robbery

    KIAH-TV Houston – Sat Nov 21, 10:30 pm ET  

    Houston Police and the FBI are on the look out for three suspects involved in an aggravated robbery of an armored truck at a Western Union in Southwest Houston. Police say the suspects shot a security guard in the back of the leg then made off with thousands of dollars. Full Story »

  • Big Feast 2009

    KIAH-TV Houston – Sat Nov 21, 10:30 pm ET  

    Tables of turkeys are piling up in Houston. "We got here about 8:00, the phones were ringing and it's been a steady flow," said Stephanie Lewis. Full Story »

  • Murder For Hire A Family Affair

    KIAH-TV Houston – Fri Nov 20, 11:15 pm ET  

    Mother And Daughter Arrested A Katy mother and daughter are under arrest for allegedly plotting to kill another member of their family. Full Story »

Baytown Sun

  • Radiation detected at Three Mile Island; public OK

    Baytown Sun – 8 mins ago  

    MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — A small amount of radiation has been detected in a reactor building at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in central Pennsylvania. Officials say there is no public health risk. Full Story »

  • Report: Kennedy barred from communion by bishop

    Baytown Sun – Sun Nov 22, 5:55 am ET  

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. Full Story »

  • 5 Long Beach students arrested in alleged groping

    Baytown Sun – Sun Nov 22, 1:25 am ET  

    LONG BEACH, Calif. — Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school. Full Story »

  • 2 dead after shooting at Oregon intersection

    Baytown Sun – Sun Nov 22, 1:25 am ET  

    HILLSBORO, Ore. — A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said. Full Story »

  • Broncos dominate Waller, 41-3 By Dave Rogers

    Baytown Sun – Sun Nov 22, 12:40 am ET  

    SPRING – The Dayton Broncos struggled a bit with their lineup and their results during the regular season, but they appear to have hit their stride. Full Story »

Fort Bend Herald

West University Examiner

  • Greenway Plaza goes back to lender

    West University Examiner – Sun Nov 22, 2:14 am ET  

    Morgan Stanley has ended its ill-fated $6.5 billion acquisition of Crescent Real Estate Equities — which included Greenway Plaza — handing the properties off to lender Barclays Capital, the Wall Street Journal reported. Full Story »

  • Consultant to schools: spend funds quickly

    West University Examiner – Fri Nov 20, 2:00 am ET  

    School administrators know the advice is simply common sense, though the sound of it is a bit more stark when it comes from outside respective board rooms. Full Story »

  • HISD academic chief dives into role

    West University Examiner – Fri Nov 20, 2:00 am ET  

    Chuck Morris had been on his new job as HISD’s chief academic officer only a few days, but quickly identified a glaring issue that has apparently captured his attention. Full Story »

  • Bulletin board

    West University Examiner – Fri Nov 20, 2:00 am ET  

    A survey of events in your neighborhood, submitted by our readers. Full Story »

  • Career criminal runs down DPS worker

    West University Examiner – Fri Nov 20, 2:00 am ET  

    It was a tragedy born when a career criminal who caused a fender bender came face-to-face Saturday in Meyerland Plaza with a woman who had a long career in law enforcement. Full Story »

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